{"id":62047,"date":"2017-12-27T15:38:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T15:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/27\/joint-technology-venture-could-bolster-turkey-exports-to-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:35:33","slug":"joint-technology-venture-could-bolster-turkey-exports-to-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2017\/12\/27\/joint-technology-venture-could-bolster-turkey-exports-to-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint technology venture could bolster Turkey exports to Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Turkey\u2019s largest defense company, military electronics specialist Aselsan, has launched SADEC, a Saudi joint venture that company officials believe will be a gateway to the Saudi market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a long-term view of Saudi Arabia, not solely as a market to sell products but primarily as a partner to develop systems,\u201d a senior Aselsan official said. \u201cThe joint venture will help us achieve our targets in Saudi, Gulf and other third country markets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SADEC, or Saudi Defence Electronics Company, is a joint venture between Aselsan and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Taqnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will primarily design, develop and produce electronic jammers, radars, electronic warfare suites, Aselsan\u2019s common aperture targeting system, electro-optical instruments, infrared receivers and subsystems for multimission intelligence aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State-controlled Aselsan\u2019s Saudi venture comes at a time when the Saudi kingdom prepares to boost its local industry with a target to produce indigenous solutions that meet half of the country\u2019s requirements by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\t